Kickstarter Scraper
Pricing
from $1.00 / 1,000 projects
Kickstarter project records from search terms, categories, and project URLs, including funding, creator, and status. Optional story, rewards, and comments stay on the same project row.
You can access the Kickstarter Scraper programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in API & Integrations in Apify Console.
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